Supporting-cleat.



No. 654,338. Patented July 24,1900. J. w. ATLEE.

SUPPORTING GLEAT.

(Application file'd Dec. 14, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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STATE P TENT OFFICE.

JOSHUA W. ATLEE, OF RIVERTON, NEW JERSEY.

SUPPORTlNG-CLEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent hTo. 654,338, dated July24, 1900.

Application filed December 14, 1899. Serial No. 740.290. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JOSHUA W. ATLEE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Riverton, State of New Jersey, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Supporting-Oleats,of which thefollowingisafull, clear, and exact description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved form of supporting cleat or bracket,and is particularly adapted to supporting the cargo-battens inship-building, although it maybe put to various other uses.

In my United States Letters Patent No. 626,359, granted to me June 6,1899, I show a cleat adapted to the same purpose as my presentinvention, but applicable to what are known as bulb-angle plates, suchas are ordinarily used in ship-building, or to a similar projection.

.My present invention is an improvement on the above-mentioned device,and is designed more particularly for use on what are known as thereverse-angle plates or to any flat flange.

The object of my present invention is, as above stated, to provide aportable cleat for supporting the cargo-battens in ship building whichmaybe supported on any flat flange without the use of bolts or screwsand which may be quickly and easily placed in position or removed fromits support without the use of tools.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, andin which similar letters of reference are used todesignate similar parts, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved cleat,showing it applied to the reverse flange of a frame such as used in shipbuilding. Fig. 2 is a side eleva tion of Fig. 1,showing a portion of theframe port a batten, as O, or other similar object. A rib or flange d isformed on the under side of the base 0 for strengthening same.

Extending upwardly and forwardly from the edge of the base 0 on the sideopposite the bracket-arm c is an arm e, preferablyinclined at about anangle of sixty degrees, having formed on its upper end aninwardly-projecting boss 6, adapted to fit an aperture b, formed in theflange b of the angle-plate A. A flange or rib e is formedon the outerside of this arm a, which merges into the base portion 0, as shown inFig. 1 of the drawings. The arm e runs downwardly below the base portion0 and merges into the flange 02 formed onthe under side of said baseportion 0.

On the outer side of the base 0, between it and the arm 6, is a cut-awayportion or recess f, of a width equal to that of the flat flange b ofthe angle-frame, having a rear wallf and a side wall f said side wallbeing formed by a web or flange d, which merges into the rib d.

The flange b of the angle-frame A is provided with an aperture b, asbefore described, and in placing the cleat in position the said cleat istilted forwardly and the boss 6' inserted in the aperture 19 and thenswung down until the recess fembraces the flange b, the wallf bearingagainst the edge of said flange. The batten of proper size is thenplaced in position, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of thedrawings, and theweight and thickness of the same will hold the cleat securely inposition. It is clear that while the batten is in position it will beimpossible for the cleat to become disengaged.

While I have described my cleat as being designed to supportcargo-battens in vessels, it will be readily understood that it could beapplied to any support or object having a flange similar to b, it onlybeing necessary to provide an aperture, such as b, the properdistancefrom the edge of the said flange and to have the recess f of awidth equal to that of the support I). V

Various changes or modifications in the construction of my device mightbe made without departing from the spirit or scope of myinvention as,for instance, the arm 6 instead of extending upwardly from the baseportion 0 might extend downwardly at the opposite angle,commencing fromthe upper surface of the recess f, so as to form an outer wall I forsaid recess, and still accomplish the same purpose as the constructionillustrated-and still furtherchangesin form might be effected.Consequently I do not desire to limit myself to the exact form shown anddescribed, but refer to the claims made hereto.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. A removable supporting-cleat comprising a supporting-base, arectangular recess formed on one side of said base adapted to engageupon an angular flange, a perpendicularly-disposed arm formed with thebase and forming an opposing wall of the recess and aninwardly-projecting boss formed on said arm adapted to enter an apertureformed in the cleat-support.

2. A supporting-cleat comprising a base portion having a bracket-armformed on one side thereof, an angular recess formed on the oppositeside of said base adapted to an an gular flange, an arm running upwardfrom one corner of g the recess and inclined toward the front open endof said recess, the inner Wall of said arm being in a plane at rightangles to the supporting-base, said inner wall being parallel with theinner face of the bracket-arm and an inwardly-proj ectin g boss formedon the upper inner face of said arm adapted to enter but not projectthrough an opening formed in the angular flange, substantially asdescribed.

3. A removable cleat comprising a base, 0,

having a bracket-arm, 0, formed on one side thereof, an angular recess,f, formed on the opposite side of the base, 0, an arm, 6, ex tendingupwardly from one corner ofthe recess, f, inclined toward the front openend of same and having its inner wall in a plane at right angles to theplane of base, 0, a boss 6, formed on the upper inner face of said arm,and webs or flanges formed on the under side of the base, 0, forincreasing the bearing-surface of the walls, f and f, of the recess,substantially as described.

4. A supporting-cleat comprising a base portion and aperpendicularly-disposed 5o bracket-arm formed on the outer end of saidbase portion, a perpendicularly disposed inner arm formed on the innerend of said base portion, the face of said inner arm opposite the innerface of the bracket-arm being smooth and adapted to bear against the 1inner face of the angular flange upon which it is to be adjusted, anangular recess formed in said base portion at and within the plane ofthe inner face of said inner arm for the reception of the angular flangeand an in- I wardly-projecting boss formed on the said inner arm aboutthe upper end thereof said boss being of a length equal to the thicknessof said angular flange, substantially as described.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my

